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  "path": "/2026/02/21/rural-missouri-health-care-isnt-just-a-crisis-story-its-also-a-comeback-story/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-02-21T11:50:45.000Z",
  "site": "https://missouriindependent.com",
  "tags": [
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    "Health Care",
    "rural health care",
    "University of Missouri"
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  "textContent": "As physicians who are proud citizens of our rural communities, we have the privilege of caring for friends, neighbors and multiple generations. But the satisfaction of providing care to our communities turned to frustration when our hospitals in Boonville and Mexico abruptly shut down in 2020 and 2022 respectively, leaving the health care of our […]",
  "title": "Rural Missouri health care isn’t just a crisis story. It’s also a comeback story"
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